Precious space? Its a pretty big continent.
That you can't farm on. The farmable bits are in protected, heated shelters that are expensive to build and maintain.
And it's a million easier still to import it. So apart from hydroponics for treats and research, it's not a problem worth solving.
Exactly. Farming on mars is not a problem worth solving.
I know you're being flippant, but this is a textbook propositional fallacy. (Affirming a disjunct [1], I think.)
In summary, you argue: farming on Antarctica is difficult, so we import food instead. Farming on Mars is difficult, but we don't want to import food. Herego, we shouldn't farm on Mars or bother with it at all. Alternatively, if X (farming is difficult), Y (farm) or Z (import). You're arguing neither Y or Z by, implicitly, rejecting Z. That doesn't make sense.
So I would say that yes, farming on Mars is a problem worth solving, and one that will be solved once there's a need to do so (that doesn't mean it will be easy or inexpensive).
They've already done tests where they've grown plants in Martial soil simulant.
https://www.scenic.com.au/news/seasons-of-antarctica
https://www.antarctica.gov.au/news/2015/scientists-heading-t...
https://www.sciencealert.com/here-s-how-antarctica-managed-t...